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Welcome to Forest Lake ...

Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Lake: Forest Lk.

Forest Lake is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Lake: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Lake ...

While we believe that this Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Forest Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Horry, Richland and York County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 17 communities that are also named Forest Lake - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Lake.

Communities near Forest Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Lake.

  • Abbeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Honea Path
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ninety Six
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Due West
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Donalds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forest Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Lake ...

Looking for more information about Forest Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.